School board members sworn into office

Retired Northeast High School principal Ella Carter and Susan Sipe, a former Parent Teacher Association activist, became the newest Bibb County school board members at a swearing-in ceremony Thursday.

Carter, 71, won the District 1 seat in July’s primary election and Sipe, 56, won the District 3 seat in November.

Both start Jan. 1.

“I don’t know about excited, but I am delighted,” Carter said after the ceremony in which her friends and family presented her with pink roses. “I expect to be an integral part of the board, especially for District 1.”